Adil Najam According to a Reuters report (CricInfo version here) Pakistan cricket players have “been advised to strike a balance between religion and cricket.” This according to Dr. Nasim Ashraf, the new Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The report goes on to say: Since last year, the Pakistan team has made it a […]

Bilal Zuberi Cake seems to have become a universal dessert, perhaps only rivaled by rice pudding. Frankly, I tend to prefer ice-cream cakes over cream cakes, but frankly I will take any cake, as long as it is not sugar free. Over the years I have seen many shapes and sizes of cakes: from miniature […]

Adil Najam This Friday was Juma-tul-Vida (the last Friday in Ramzan), Diwali celebrations are taking place as I write this, and Eid-ul-Fitr is likely to be on Monday (plus or minus a day or so). These are auspicious and spiritually significant days. By way of conveying our choicest greetings to our readers on these occasions, […]